Do Justice. Love Mercy. Walk Humbly.

HOPE is a multi-issue, grassroots, community organization consisting of 26 multicultural and interfaith member congregations throughout Hillsborough County, Florida.

HOPE’s mission is to promote justice, fairness, and the dignity of people — by engaging and training community members to effectively act together to achieve long-term solutions to serious community problems impacting our families and neighbors.

OUR CURRENT PRIORTIES

Mental Health

Creating more permanent supportive housing for those with serious mental illness

Affordable Housing

Building more affordable housing for families and seniors with low incomes, veterans, and those with disabilities. 1,100 homes created since 2019!

Criminal Justice

Stopping the criminalization of poverty by reducing adult misdemeanor traffic arrests/notices to appear for offenses like driving on a suspended license

The Environment

Strengthening stormwater drainage ponds in vulnerable areas using proven green infrastructure

The Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality (HOPE) recognizes and supports the Board of County Commissioners’ decision to allocate $5.6 million from the Affordable Housing Fund to urgently repair and replace mobile homes damaged by
A great example of why investing in the County’s HOPE Affordable Housing Fund is critical. It is unacceptable that in Hillsborough County, senior citizens are the fastest growing homeless population. Soon 75 seniors with low and very low incom
HOPE Clergy and Leaders has an amazing and inspiring training in Orlando with others from across Florida focused on power building to win big changes In our communities! We are ready to building our people power!
We love congregations’ group pictures! A few St. Andrew’s members from the Convention.
Nearly 250 HOPE Clergy and Leaders came together on Monday to move forward our justice work together! It was exciting to welcome our newest member congregation, Beulah Baptist Institutional Church, hear updates and testimonies on our issue work, and
We look forward to seeing you on Monday for our Annual Convention at 7:00 pm at Hyde Park United Methodist Church!
On September 19th, nearly 100 HOPE leaders came out to the County’s final public budget hearing where they approved the 2025 budget. Dozens spoke during public comment sharing testimonies around the affordable housing crisis and the economic be

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